John
McClurkin
Born about in County Antrim, Ireland
Son of James H McClurkin
and Mary Sharp (McKay) McClurkin
Brother of
Mary McClurkin, James McClurkin Jr, Jane (McClurkin) Weir, Eleanor (McClurkin) Mabin, Samuel McClurkin, Thomas McClurkin, Catherine (McClurkin) Boyd, Lilias (McClurken) Baird and Jennet McClurkin
Husband of
Margaret (Walker) Boyles
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Andrew McClurkin and James McClurkin
Died
at about age 28
in Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2019
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Biography
John McClurkin came from Ireland with his family in 1772 and claimed 50 arces, indicating he was a single head of household. He died in 1792 and his will metions his wife Margaret, and two sons James and Andrew, who are also mentioned in his father's will several years later. In case that his sons were to died with out issue he instructed that his estate be split between his brother Samuel, his niece Mary (daughter of his sister Elinor), his nephew John (son of his sister Jane) and his niece Catherine (daughter of his sister Jenet). He made his father-in-law Andrew Walthe (Walker?), and William McQuiston his exicutioners and his will was witness by Matthew McClurkin, Sraffd Curry and John Boyle.
Children with Margaret Walker:
- Andrew McClurkin (1787- 1858) lived in Chester and married Sarah (McCants?)
- James McClurkin (1790-1866) married Sarah Lathan and moved to Tennessee
Slaves
John mentions one slave in his will, an unnamed black woman who was not to be sold during his wife's lifetime.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKN-7TF : accessed 5 February 2019), John Mcclurkin, Fairfield, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 159, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 11; FHL microfilm 568,151.
- Will of Jame McClurkin: "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-NS99-66?cc=1911928&wc=MPPP-4WP%3A190567701%2C190567702%2C190567703%2C190901701 : 21 May 2014), Chester > Probate Court, Files > 1788-1866 > Apartments 046-048, Packages 723-775 > image 94 of 626; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia. Ancestry Link
- Jean Stephenson, "Scotch-Irish Migration to South Carolina, 1772" p42-43
- Fairfeild County SC Deeds Vol H p146
- Fairfield South Carolina Will book 2 p67: ancestry link
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Rosemarie (Estes) Gray 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M087035 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sandy (Sands) Peachey :
23andMe, GEDmatch T825146 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T825146 [compare], Ancestry member krpeachey
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T825146 [compare], FTDNA kit #253269
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~0.78%
Laurie (Sands) Lane :
23andMe, GEDmatch T408482 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T408482 [compare], FTDNA kit #256565
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~0.78%
Corbin Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SP7305503 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jennifer Jackson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jenjenj8476
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~0.78%
Jim Graves :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H061643 [compare]
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